NonprofitsTrue Colors United Inc

Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy

True Colors United Inc

NEW YORK, NY

Total revenue

$3.4M

Total expenses

$4.0M

Net assets

$4K

Grants received

$7.2M

117 grants

EIN

452489069

Tax year

2024

Mission

Innovative solutions to youth homelessness that focus on the experiences of lgbtq young people

Programs

3 programs

Technical assistance: true colors united provides technical assistance to communities on building system-level responses to youth homelessness that provide meaningful opportunities for young people to lead at the local level. The technical assistance department works with communities that have been awarded hud's youth homelessness demonstration program funding to support them in developing a strong action plan for youth collaboration alongside federal project funding for youth services while building their competencies in lgbtq+ and racial equity.

Expenses: $1.2M

Training and education: true colors united works with communities and service providers, such as shelters, transitional living programs, and other public and private housing and homelessness agencies, to ensure lgbtq+ and bipoc youth experiencing homelessness have access to the inclusive and affirming services they need. True colors united develops resources to provide education and training to service providers about lgbtq+ identity, discrimination, racial equity, youth collaboration, and project management. These resources include the equity hub, online learning community, digital toolkits, video trainings, and other safe space tools.

Expenses: $593K

Technical assistance, international, & general program

Expenses: $36K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$3.3M
Program service revenue
Investment income$4K
Other revenue$124K
Total revenue$3.4M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$2.6M
Fundraising$191K
Other expenses$1.5M
Total expenses$4.0M
Total assets$106K
Net assets$4K

People

12 listed

NameRoleCompensation

KAHLIB BARTON

CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER

Board

$113K

40 hrs/wk

FRANCIS DYLAN WAGUESPACK

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Board

$111K

40 hrs/wk

PRESTON MITCHUM

DIRECTOR

Board

3 hrs/wk

ANN OLIVA

DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT (FROM

Board

5 hrs/wk

SARA RAMIREZ

DIRECTOR

Board

3 hrs/wk

JOSEPH AVALLONE

VICE-PRESIDENT & TREASURER

Board

5 hrs/wk

PATRICK POCKLINGTON

SECRETARY

Board

5 hrs/wk

JASMINE HAYES

DIRECTOR

Board

3 hrs/wk

MONIQUE KING-VIEHLAND

DIRECTOR

Board

3 hrs/wk

MORGAN JENKINS

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Staff

$156K

40 hrs/wk

RYAN WHITE

CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

Staff

$126K

40 hrs/wk

JEFFREY KATZ

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Staff

$114K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

HOUSING JUSTICE COLLECTIVE LLC

SERVICES BY HOUSING JUSTICE COLLECTIVE,

$597K

LENS COLLECTIVE LLC

LENS CO IS A RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY ORGAN

$153K

Grants received

Showing 117 of 117

FromAmountPurposeYear
$112K
WFM GRANT PROGRAM
2024
$100K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$50K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2024
$25K
SERVING LGBTQ HOMELESS YOUTH
2024
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$15K
TO SUPPORT HOMELESS LGBT
2024
$15K
SUPPORT PARTICIPATION IN NPLC PARTNER MEETINGS
2024
$8K
FEDERAL AND TRIBAL INDEX WEBSITE
2024
$166
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$681K
TO PARTNER WITH YOUTH LEADERS IN LOS ANGELES TO BUILD A SUSTAINABLE INTERMEDIARY STRUCTURE FOCUSED ON PREVENTING AND ENDING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
2023
$450K
HOUSING GRANT
2023
$300K
TO PARTNER WITH YOUTH LEADERS IN LOS ANGELES TO BUILD A SUSTAINABLE INTERMEDIARY STRUCTURE FOCUSED ON PREVENTING AND ENDING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
2023
$200K
YOUTH ACTION IMPACT INITIATIVE
2023
$55K
Unrestricted
2023
$50K
WELLBEING FUND 2023 GRANT
2023
$50K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2023
$17K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$15K
SUPPORT FOR PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS
2023
$10K
SERVING LGBTQ HOMELESS YOUTH
2023
$10K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$5K
To support learning opportunities and thought partnership with other NOMY grantees and with Wallace.
2023
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$1K
UNITED WAY/LOLGIVING WEEK- EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN MATCHES
2023
$100
General & Unrestricted
2023
$50
Matching Gifts
2023
$50
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSE
2023
$25
NEW HIRE CAUSE CARD PROGRAM
2023
$1.1M
TO PARTNER WITH YOUTH LEADERS IN LOS ANGELES TO BUILD A SUSTAINABLE INTERMEDIARY STRUCTURE FOCUSED ON PREVENTING AND ENDING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
2022
$250K
YOUTH ACTION IMPACT INITIATIVE
2022
$250K
CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT
2022
$213K
To support National Organizations for Marginalized Youth (NOMY) as they deepen their youth development efforts.
2022
$100K
NATL YOUTH FORUM ON HOMELESSNESS
2022
$100K
TO SUPPORT THE SECOND PHASE IN NATIONAL NARRATIVE CHANGE RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES KEY TO ENDING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS
2022
$100K
EXPANSION OF THE NATIONAL YOUTH FORUM ON HOMELESSNESS
2022
$100K
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ ISSUES
2022
$60K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2022
$60K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2022
$44K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$40K
SUPPORT FOR PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS
2022
$40K
SCHOLARSHIPS TO YOUTH ACTION SUMMIT 2023 FOR 18-20 YEAR-OLDS
2022
$30K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2022
$27K
CIVIL RIGHTS
2022
$25K
To Support
2022
$20K
General Charitable
2022
$15K
TO SUPPORT HOMELESS LGBT
2022
$15K
NATIONAL PREVENTION INITIATIVE ADVANCEMENT
2022
$13K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$10K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$10K
Unrestricted
2022
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$5K
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO YOUTH HOMELESSNESS THAT FOCUS ON THE UNIQUE EXPERIENCES OF LGBTQ YOUNG PEOPLE
2022
$3K
TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO YOUTH HOMELESSNESS THAT FOCUS ON THE UNIQUE EXPERIENCES OF LGBTQ YOUNG PEOPLE
2022
$3K
TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO YOUTH HOMELESSNESS THAT FOCUS ON THE UNIQUE EXPERIENCES OF LGBTQ YOUNG PEOPLE
2022
$3K
OPERATIONS ASSISTANCE
2022
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2022
$1K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$125
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2022
$100
GIFT MATCH GRANTS
2022
$820K
HOUSING FOR THE YOUTH GRANT
2021
$61K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$61K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$25K
TO SUPPORT HOMELESS LGBT
2021
$23K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$15K
PREVENTING AND ENDING HOMELESSNESS AMONG LGBTQ AND BIPOC YOUTH
2021
$10K
GENERAL FUND SUPPORT
2021
$7K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$250
TO SUPPORT TRUE COLORS UNITED
2021
$100
General & Unrestricted
2021
$100K
EXPANSION OF THE NATIONAL YOUTH FORUM ON HOMELESSNESS
2020
$100K
NATL YOUTH FORUM ON HOMELESSNESS
2020
$90K
HOMELESS YOUTH
2020
$50K
EQUALITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2020
$40K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$25K
General support
2020
$25K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$18K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$13K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$10K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2020
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$7K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$1K
Provide solutions to youth homelessness with focus on LBGTQ young people
2020
$1K
GENERAL AND/OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE
2020
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$80
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
2020
$53
RAIKES FOUNDATION EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE MATCH
2020
$40
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2020
$212K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2019
$3K
HUMANITARIAN - CIVIL RIGHTS
2019
$41K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$25K
General Support
2018
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$6K
Unrestricted
2018
$5K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$25K
General Support
2017
$19K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2017

Funded by

$7.2M from 67 funders · 117 grants · 2017–2024

Conrad N Hilton Foundation

$2.2M · 4 grants · 2022–2023

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

$1.5M · 3 grants · 2021–2023

Citi Foundation

$450K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Tides Foundation

$270K · 5 grants · 2020–2024

National Philanthropic Trust

$249K · 3 grants · 2017–2020

American Online Giving Foundation Inc

$226K · 6 grants · 2019–2024

The Wallace Foundation

$218K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Raikes Foundation

$215K · 4 grants · 2020–2022

Details

EIN452489069
NTEE codeR26
Subsection03
Ruling date2012-07
Formed2010
Employees31
Volunteers7
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